Self-Centered Life

 

The Secret teaches that you are the center of your own world and by your own thoughts; you can attract those things that you desire and build your own kingdom just by thinking and believing.

Here are a few quotes from The Secret that pertain to encouraging you to live a self-centered and self-governed life: ¹⁶

◦          “Many people have sacrificed themselves for others…Wrong!...Your job is You. When you make feeling good a priority, that magnificent frequency will radiate and touch everyone close to you.”

◦          “Many of us were taught to put ourselves last…it is imperative that you tend to You first. Attend to your joy first. People are responsible for their own joy. When you tend your joy and do what makes you feel good, you are a joy to be around…”

In other places we’re told to think about ourselves and how wonderful we are. It’s about how we love ourselves and has nothing to do with aligning ourselves to what God wants in our lives.

◦          “…begin to think about all the things that are wonderful about You. Look for the positives in You…the law of attraction will show you more great things about You. You attract what you think about…Look for good things about You. Seek and ye shall find!”¹⁷

Forget about pleasing the Lord, forget about serving the Lord…it’s all about you!

◦          “So your purpose is what you say it is. Your mission is the mission you give yourself.”¹⁸

In other words, our “mission” in life is not to give glory to God and live our lives in complete submission and surrender to His will, but our “mission” is whatever we decide it is.

And then to make matters even worse, if that were even possible, The Secret teaches that you will NOT be judged “now or ever” for your life and what you did with it!

◦          “Your life will be what you create it as, and no one will stand in judgment of it now or ever.”¹⁹

If you read The Secret, you’ll notice the capital “You” scattered throughout the book.

That’s because, it’s all about you and what you think about to create your reality.

In fact, the chapter on relationships in The Secret comes back to you.

◦          “There’s something so magnificent about you. I have been studying me for forty-four years. I wanna kiss myself sometimes!”²⁰

And the summary at the end of the chapter on relationships, in the six bulleted points, “you”, “your” or “yourself” is mentioned 25 times and is the overwhelming theme – because it’s all about you!

According to The Secret, “The earth turns on its orbit for You. The oceans ebb and flow for You. The birds sing for You. The sun rises and it sets for You. The stars come out for You…None of it can exist, without You…You are the master of the Universe.”²¹